How to connect the iPhone 6 Plus to a Beats Pill

A simple guide showing how to pair the iPhone 6 Plus to a Beats Pill wirelessly and connecting using a cable.

These instructions assume you are running Apple iOS 7 or greater on the iPhone 6 Plus. This list of instructions show you how to connect to Beats Pill 2 speakers to the iPhone 6 Plus. Note that these instructions refer to the Beats Pill 2 and not the original Beats Pill first generation, visit the Beats page for the full range of Beats bluetooth speakers. Before connecting Beats Pill 2 speakers to anything we recommend downloading the latest Beats firmware from the official Beats Pill support site[2] using the Update tool.

How to pair the iPhone 6 Plus to a Beats Pill using Bluetooth

A step by step guide on how to connect the iPhone 6 Plus to a Beats Pill wirelessly.

Follow these steps to pair the iPhone 6 Plus with a Beats Pill. First you need to turn on the Beats Pill by holding the power button, the power button is located the top of the speaker. Hold the 'b' for 3 seconds until the Bluetooth LED found at the back of the Pill blinks white. This indicates that the Beats Pill is in pairing mode.

From the home screen on the iPhone select the Settings control panel, then go to the Bluetooth menu and turn on the Bluetooth option.

Underneath select Beats Pill from the list of nearby devices to connect to the iPhone, it will then say "Paired" next to the name of the device.

The Beats Pill and the iPhone 6 Plus are paired and ready to be used to play music. Tapping on the AirPlay icon in any iOS application that plays audio will bring up a list of devices where you will be able to toggle between headphones, the loudspeaker and a Beats Pill. When the Beats Pill has been paired correctly the Bluetooth LED will glow solid white.

In future you can turn on the Bluetooth speaker and it will automatically connect to the iPhone 6 Plus without needing to pair again, just turn both devices on and wait for the light to glow. The Beats Pill can pair with up to 8 Bluetooth devices, when you turn it on it will try to connect with the the iPhone 6 Plus unless you connection another device.